Review: Our wedding night hotel at The Athenaeum in London's Piccadilly

Weddings. Oh how equally stressful and special you feel on the day. With getting married way up in Edinburgh this time a month ago, it's time to talk about the practicalities. One such practicality is where we're were going to stay once we landed back in London, because home in Essex is a good 35 minutes away from the city. We chose the Athenaeum, located right on Piccadilly and a stone's throw from The Ritz (dahlink) for a few reasons. Firstly, it's lux enough for a wedding night hotel in London. It has a garden on the wall, is how luxury this...

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I'm not sorry, at all.

I've just undone a whole apology for not being around or as active as usual recently. I'm not sorry, at all. This online magazine is so much fun, always. It's great networking with some truly creative people, some wonderfully talented writers and astoundingly efficient PRs. So when I need to take a break - a new job looms after all - then I will. There's nothing monetised about this site at all, everything featured is because I've had a rare great idea, or ten no-so-great ones. It's because I've found something that's interested me, and...

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Want instant blog marketing and PR advice?

Well, you're in luck. I've set up a six out of ten Facebook page, to share bits and pieces that may help other bloggers. Twitter's great. But things happen so quickly on there and I'm limited as to what I can say.  So head here and leave your questions, and I'll be happy to help. In return, a like and a follow and a share would be awesome!&nbs...

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We Ask A Boy: Is going to university worth more than a degree?

Uni is seen as the natural progression for most people. And it can lead to an amazing career. But is that all there is to higher education? We ask a boy whether uni changes people for better or worse, and whether it's worth considering a course for more than just learning. From a relatively young age, I knew I wanted to go to university. Not because it was the done thing, or because my parents rail-roaded me into it, but because I knew at the other end I would have a set of skills that would help me get to where I am now. Don’t get me wrong...

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Why you should remove PR Friendly from your bio and blog. Now.

I think of all the gripes I have about the blogger/PR relationship, this is one of the top three. Maybe even the top one. When bloggers call themselves PR Friendly it's actually counter-intuitive to the message they're trying to get across. It's not necessary at all. In fact, putting PR Friendly in your twitter bio or in your blog's intro is actually something that will put a PR off working with you. Why? In my true ranting style, as usual, here are five reasons you need to read. It's a little bit of desperate and a lot of lazy You accept reviews,...

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We ask a boy: What's it like for the groom on his wedding day?

Some things in life make you nervous. Getting your GCSEs or your A-Level results. Your driving test, starting a new job. Even opening that jack-in-the-box (yes I’m thinking of Will Ferrell in Elf. SO SUE ME) can be perilous. However, I can guarantee one of your major life events will top these, and it’s the day you get married. Now, I’m not a nervous ninny. I watched Chelsea’s Champion’s League penalty shoot-out from the safety of behind my shirt. But I cannot begin to tell you how rampant those butterflies were the week of August 25. The...

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